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Webster 1913 Edition

Hummel

Hum′mel

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Hamble
.]
To separate from the awns; – said of barley.
[Scot.]

Hum′mel

,
Adj.
Having no awns or no horns;
as,
hummel
corn; a
hummel
cow.
[Scot.]

Definition 2024

Hummel

Hummel

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German

Noun

Hummel f ‎(genitive Hummel, plural Hummeln)

  1. bumblebee

Declension

Related terms

  • Hummelflug
  • Hummeln im Hintern

Proper noun

Hummel m, f ‎(genitive Hummels)

  1. A surname​.

hummel

hummel

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English

Noun

hummel ‎(plural hummels)

  1. A stag that has failed to grow antlers
    • 1912, The Encyclopædia of Sport & Games
      Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young, have no horns, as is well known, and in the early part of the stalking season, when seen through a glass, might be mistaken for hummels […]

Etymology 2

Compare hamble.

Verb

hummel ‎(third-person singular simple present hummels, present participle hummelling, simple past and past participle hummelled)

  1. To separate (barley) from the awns.

Etymology

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